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FLI Stories
16-year-old Emily (right) realized her dream of being a
professional photographer. |
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She chronicled the lives of homeless people in her Oakland
neighborhood through artistic photographs coupled with brief
narratives about their lives. Through four public exhibitions,
Emily sold much of her work and donated the proceeds to
support the health and hygiene needs of the homeless she
interviewed. Emily, like all FLI Team Members, implemented
a self-created community impact project that yields a huge
social benefit. Each member gets a $150 budget, structured
program support and weekly peer and staff guidance and feedback.
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Ben,
age 16, dreamed of being a rock star and now he is. His
band wrote enough songs for a CD, then sold hundreds of
them. They then performed live numerous times, raising awareness
and thousands of dollars for Amnesty International. |
Ben’s
band has not only raised money and achieved success, but
they serve as powerful humanitarian role models for their
peers, adults and the music industry. Ben’s success
is remarkable, but is just one example of the many sustainable
and growing outcomes from the Pioneer FLI Team’s experience.
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| Anna, age 17,
dreamt of becoming a high school English teacher, and now
she’s training them. Through FLI, Anna organized a
conference of high school English teachers to talk about
how to involve more service-learning in their curricula. |
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Anna’s knowledge
and skill has been recognized by her school. She is now
their designated service-learning trainer, training many
of her own teachers. Anna continues to develop teacher networks,
allowing them to support each other in their goal of using
more service-learning and more powerful teaching methods
in their classrooms.
Imagine
what the world would be like if every young person
had the opportunity to pursue their unique dreams
in a manner that created innovative solutions to our
community’s everyday problems.
Imagine
the powerful, positive leaders that would emerge now
and for generations to come! |
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